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Kada and Sisters (Part 2): The Predicate Posted by Fisal on Apr 14, 2012
Kada and its Sisters are special verbs in the Arabic language. We have been introduced to them and their meanings in an earlier post; (Kada and Sisters: Part 1). Today, we will know more about these verbs and about their predicate. Like the verb Kana and its Sisters, the verb Kada and its Sisters…
Arabic Immersion Day Posted by Fisal on Apr 12, 2012
Language immersion is a second language learning method in which language learners immerse themselves in the target (second) language. The goal of language immersion is to create a linguistic environment that mimics the environment of first language acquisition. The idea behind language immersion is that, if all incoming communication is in the target language…
Fisal’s Dictionary; “to work” Posted by Fisal on Mar 30, 2012
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb عَـمـِـل and explore some of its derivatives. * عـَـمـِـلَ [V. T. I.] = to do something or to work. Ex. – عَمِلَ محمد الواجب = Mohammad…
The Semi-sisters of Kana; Kada and its Sisters (Part 1) Posted by Fisal on Mar 29, 2012
We have already been introduced to the special verb Kana and its sisters كان و أخواتها and we have known that these verbs start the nominative sentence الجملة الاسمية and cause the mubtada المبتدأ (subject) to be their noun (Ism اسم) and the khabar الخبر (predicate) to be their khabar. Only the khabar changes…
Reading Comprehension Answers Posted by Fisal on Mar 26, 2012
Here are the answers to the previous reading comprehension exercise. * اقرأ القطعة التالية من مقال صحفي للكاتب / صلاح منتصر ، ثم أجب عن الأسئلة : Read the following passage from an article to the writer Salah Muntasser, then answer the questions: أنت سيد قرارك … فبكلمة منك تستطيع أن تخرج من هذا…
Reading Comprehension Exercise Posted by Fisal on Mar 26, 2012
اقرأ القطعة التالية من مقال صحفي للكاتب / صلاح منتصر ، ثم أجب عن الأسئلة : Read the passage from an article to the writer Salah Muntasser, then answer the questions: أنت سيد قرارك … فبكلمة منك تستطيع أن تخرج من هذا السجن اللعين ، الذي أصبحت فيه عبداً للسيجارة ، و حقلاً خصباً لكل…
Science and Manners Posted by Fisal on Mar 24, 2012
Our blog today is about a masterpiece poem of the famous Egyptian Poet of the Nile شاعر النيل ; Hafez Ibrahim. The poem is called “Science and Manners العلم و الأخلاق“. Hafez chanted this wonderful poem in an opening ceremony حفل افتتاح of a new girls’ school in the city of Port Said in 1910…